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cord-327574-24t10fs4	Fakih, Mohamad G.	Overcoming COVID-19: Addressing the perception of risk and transitioning protective behaviors to habits	2020-06-09		.txt	text/plain	1119	71	46	title: Overcoming COVID-19: Addressing the perception of risk and transitioning protective behaviors to habits The risk of contracting COVID-19 infection depends on the prevalence within a community, the efficiency of viral transmission, and the behavior of the susceptible host. The approach to curbing further transmission of COVID-19 within communities focuses on the institution of measures (1) to detect and isolate those infected, (2) to practice point source control, (3) to reduce environmental contamination, and (4) to optimize engineering controls. 5 On the other hand, instituting behaviors such as selfisolation for 10-14 days prior to a surgery, eliminates the risk of a patient being actively infected at the time of the procedure. 7, 9 However, according to the protection motivation theory, 7 risk perception is an imperative but insufficient precursor for the adoption of protective behaviors. Perceived threat, risk perception, and efficacy beliefs related to SARS and other (emerging) infectious diseases: results of an international survey	./cache/cord-327574-24t10fs4.txt	./txt/cord-327574-24t10fs4.txt